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Local Biodiversity Outlooks – Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 LOCAL BIODIVERSITY OUTLOOKS Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 A complement to the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook © Forest Peoples Programme Local Biodiversity Outlooks – Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. A complement to the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (ISBN- 978-0-9935190-5-5) is an open access publication, subject to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). The publication is freely available online at localbiodiversityoutlooks.net. Copyright is retained by the Forest Peoples Programme. This overall copyright attribution of the publication does not overwrite the copyright attributions of the single images/graphs inside the publication. For all the images and graphs that are not FPP original, the photographer and/or original source has been credited, and the copyright is with the authors of those images/graphs. All remaining images © used under license of Shutterstock.com. Citation: Forest Peoples Programme, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2016) Local Biodiversity Outlooks. Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. A complement to the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook. Moreton-in- Marsh, England. For further information, please contact: Forest Peoples Programme 1c Fosseway Business Centre Stratford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9NQ, UK Tel. office: +44 (0)1608 652893 | Fax: +44 (0)1608 652878 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.forestpeoples.org Forest Peoples Programme is a company limited by guarantee (England & Wales) Reg. No. 3868836, registered office as above. UK-registered Charity No. 1082158. It is also registered as a non-profit Stichting in the Netherlands. Forest Peoples Programme has NGO Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC. Layout and design: Raygun design, UK. Acknowledgments: The Local Biodiversity Outlooks: Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 has been edited by Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) based on case studies submitted by members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) from all regions. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and many other organisations have generously contributed their time, energy and expertise to the preparation of this publication. For the complete list of acknowledgments and references please see the main Local Biodiversity Outlooks report. The production of this publication was enabled through the financial contributions of SRC/SwedBio and the European Union. LOCAL BIODIVERSITY OUTLOOKS Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 A complement to the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook Photo credits cover page, clockwise from top left: 1. Sherpa villagers preparing for Lumbum, a special Buddhist ceremony linking culture and nature, at sacred Gokyo Lake. This lake is a Ramsar site which is one of many Sherpa ICCAs overlapped by Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park and World Heritage Site, Nepal. Courtesy Pasang Tshering Sherpa 2. By shifting from chemical to organic rice production and nurturing habitats for insects and other small creatures, local communities in several locations in Japan have facilitated the return of the threatened white stork to their environment. Courtesy Photo library of Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 3. Naga women harvesting snail from the wet terrace field in the upland North East India. Courtesy Christian Erni 4. Women group for weaving and natural dying, northern Thailand. Courtesy IMPECT Association 5. Protesters against Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at Sacred Stone Camp on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Credits: Sacred Stone Camp Facebook Page 6. Local indigenous fisherfolks in Hormuz Island, Iran, carefully releasing an endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas) caught in their fishing gear. Courtesy Koosha Dab, Cenesta 7. Students from Cayman Islands schools in Grand Cayman engage in a community-based restoration program in South Sound following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan. The restoration is part of Mangrove Action Program's Marvellous Mangroves curriculum-based hands-on science program which has been taught in all Cayman Islands schools since 2001, and has since been adapted and translated for use in 13 countries worldwide. Courtesy Martin Keeley and Mangrove Action Project 8. Tagbanwa child looking over part of Coron Island, the first Ancestral Domain title composed of both terrestrial and marine ecosystems recognized in the Philippines. Courtesy Maurizio Farhan Ferrari, FPP 9. Healthy reef in community-managed Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji. Courtesy Michael Webster, Coral Reef Alliance. Acknowledgements Conference of Parties (COP) Decision XII/1 The LBO publication is based on case studies that “Encourages Parties, other Governments and were submitted by IIFB members from all regions. relevant organizations, as appropriate, to take FPP would like to thank all contributors: Jorge Luis steps to disseminate widely the fourth edition of Andreve, Alejandro Argumedo, Beau J. Austin, the Global Biodiversity Outlook and its findings, Grace Balawag, Otto Bulmaniya Campion, including by… producing other appropriate Florence Daguitan, Nicholas Fredericks, Chrissy communication products for different stakeholders Grant, Kamal Kumar Rai, Peter Kitelo, Cecil Le and making them publicly available“. The Fleur, Florina Lopez, Thingreiphi Lungharwo, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity Onel Masardule, Walter Quispe Huilcca, Phrang (IIFB), in proposing this report and contributing Roy, Wilson Sandi Hualinga, Daniel ole Sapit, case studies and perspectives for inclusion, has Tui Shortland, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Prasert recognised this imperative from the Conference of Trankansuphakon, Kapuas Hulu communities, Parties and worked to fulfil its obligation to provide Liliana Pechene and Jeremias Tunubala. additional information to aid the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020). The case studies, which are the centrepieces of the different chapters, have been supplemented The idea for this Local Biodiversity Outlooks (LBO) by research by FPP’s writing team. Additional publication first emerged at a meeting of the IIFB information was provided by Marie-Josée Artist, working group on indicators at the Twelfth Meeting Million Belay, Rodrigo de la Cruz, Taghi Farvar, of the COP to the Convention on Biological Nimal Hewanila, Lazarus Khairabeb, Dipujjal Diversity, COP12, in Pyeongchang, Republic of Khisa, Gathuru Mburu, Miguel Angel Pereira Korea (October 2014), where the fourth edition of Guadalupe, Ruth Spencer, Wendy Pineda, Barbara Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-4) was launched. Zimmerman, and Polina Shulbaeva. While GBO-4 contained a number of community- based examples and initiatives contributing to the Drafts of the LBO report were made available for Strategic Plan, the IIFB members concluded that peer review. This process included responses from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) case study contributors about how their experiences should be sharing their own success stories and were reflected and embedded in the wider challenges in relation to biodiversity, conservation discussion of the Aichi targets. Maria Yolanda and sustainable use and development. Teran also contributed to the review of the draft report. FPP is especially grateful for the submissions After several meetings and discussions in IIFB, by Bolivia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sweden and it was decided that IPLCs would produce their Venezuela as part of the peer review. own “Local Biodiversity Outlooks” to complement the GBO-4. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity provided support to the initiative. Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) took the lead in coordinating this project, working in close collaboration with the IIFB. 4 Local Biodiversity Outlooks The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological While FPP has taken great care to ensure that all Diversity made invaluable contributions to the information in this LBO report is evidence-based and LBO report through the feedback, suggestions and arising from the case-study contributions, it assumes full guidance from Robert Höft, Kieran Mooney, and responsibility for any errors or omissions in this work. John Scott. The production of the LBO was enabled through In addition many other organisations provided input financial contributions from SRC/SwedBio and by on the LBO and participated in the preparation the European Union through a grant provided for of the case studies and materials for various the preparation of the fourth edition of the Global chapters, and contributed to improving many of Biodiversity Outlook and related products. the key messages arising from this publication. These include the ICCA Consortium (Grazia Borrini- December 2016 Feyerabend, Stan Stevens), Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation and Natural Justice (Lesle Forest Peoples Programme Jansen and Barbara Lassen). The LBO publication was written and content-edited
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